Providing subscription-based, temporary use of non-downloadable Software-as-a-Service services featuring software for use in Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES) for planning and execution production processes, manage people, processes and equipment across the shop floor, and bridge the gap between design and business systems, software for use in Supplier Quality Management (SQM) for monitoring and responding to changes in supplier performance on an enterprise scale, and to simplify supplier inspection planning, execution, and discrepancy correction while creating as-inspected history and documentation; software for use in planning, execution, and documentation of Maintenance, Repair, and Overhaul (MRO) processes for machines and devices